A note of certeine places unto the Northwards of the
Line.
IN primis, From
Cape Blanco unto
Cape S. Laurence, the
course is North & by East, South and by West, and the
distance 60 leagues.
Item, From
Cape S. Lorenzo unto
Cape S. Francisco,
the course is North & by East, South and by West, and
the distance is 40 leagues.
Item, From
Cape S. Francisco unto the cape that is
called
Cape Blanco, which cape is on the coast of New
Spaine, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest,
and the distance is 160 leagues: and you shall have a
great current that setteth out of the bay of Panama; and
the sayd current setteth South out.
Item, From
Cape Blanco unto the Port de Veles, the
course is Northeast and Southwest, and the distance 8
leagues.
Item, From the Port de Veles unto the port of S. John,
the course is Northwest and Southeast, and the distance is
17 leagues.
Item, From the port of S. John unto
Rio Lexo, the
course is Northwest, and Southeast, and the distance is
40 leagues.
Item, From
Rio Lexo unto the gulfe of Fonsecco, the
course is Westnorthwest, and Eastsoutheast, and they are
distant 14 leagues.
Item, In the mouth of
Rio Lexo there lieth one iland,
and you must goe in on the Northwest part of that iland;
on the which iland you may be bolde for to borrow on:
and you must goe from that iland Southeast up.
Item, That in the gulfe of Fonsecco you shall have lying
ten ilands, whereof three be peopled with Indians, whereon
you may have water, wood, and salt.
Item, On the West side of the gulfe of Fonsecco there
is one towne of Indians, which is called Mapal, in which
towne there is great store of beeves.
Item, From the river Lexo unto the bay of Sonsonate
,
the course is East and West, and the distance is 60 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Sonsonate
unto the port of
Aguatulco, the course is Northwest and by West, Southeast and by East, and the distance 160 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Coppeleto unto the port of
Aguatulco it is 2 leagues, the course is West and by
North, East and by South.
Item, From the port of Aguatulco unto the port of
Angeles, the course is East and West, and they are distant
12 leagues.
Item, From the port of Aguatulco unto the port of
Acapulco
, the course is West & by North, East and by
South, and the distance is 78 leagues.
Item, From the port of Acapulco
unto the port of S.
Iago, the course is West and by North, East and by
South, and the distance is 80 leagues.
Item, From the port of S. Iago unto the port of Natividad, the course is East and West, and the distance is 7
leagues.
Item, From the port of Natividad unto the port of the
islands of Chiametla, the course is East and West, and
the distance is 10 leagues.
Item, From the ilands of Chiametla unto Cape de los
Corrientes, the course is Northwest and by West, Southeast and by East, and the distance is 30 leagues.
Item, From the Cape de los Corrientes unto the bay of
Xalisco, the course is Northnortheast, and Southsouthwest, and the distance is 18 leagues.
Item, From the bay of Xalisco unto the port of Chiametlan, the course is Northnortheast and Southsouthwest, and
the distance is 30 leagues.
Item, From the Cape de los Corrientes unto the ilands
called Las tres Marias, the course is Northwest and Southeast, and the distance is 20. leagues.
Item, From the Cape de los Corrientes unto the cape
of Santa Clara on the point of California
, the course is
Westnorthwest, and Eastsoutheast, and the distance is
108 leagues.